A whimsical tribute to crankiness and how to cure it features an everyday little boy who when faced by a rainy day, a melting popsicle or an early bedtime transforms into a monster of mumbling, grumbling grumpiness before meeting his match in a fellow Crankenstein. By the author of Martha Doesn't Share. 35,000 first printing.

A poetic tale by the best-selling author of the Series of Unfortunate Events books and the award-winning creator of This Is Not My Hat follows the transformation of young Laszlo, who gradually learns to overcome a universal fear of the dark. 75,000 first printing.

A tale of self-discovery by the best-selling creators of Duck! Rabbit! follows the experiences of a bereft punctuation mark who longs to fit in with others despite his outstanding appearance until a friend reveals other possibilities and helps him realize the value of being different.

Sharing a day of arts, crafts and spooky games with Fly Guy, Buzz falls asleep and has a nightmare that Fly Guy is a scary monster, a fear that is assuaged the following morning when Buzz wakes up to discover Fly Guy's posters depicting their friendship.

A latest adventure starring the intrepid mismatched duo finds the irrepressible Piggie announcing that he has changed identities and turned into a frog, a game that the reserved Gerald has difficulty accepting. By the Caldecott Honor-winning creator of Don't Let the Pigeon Drive the Bus! 125,000 first printing.

Feeling invisible in a class of students who exclude him from groups, games and birthday parties, little Brian welcomes a class newcomer with whom he works on a school project in ways that help him to stand out. By the author of My Secret Bully.

Once upon a time at school, a brave little red pencil set out to write an exciting story with nouns and adverbs and other interesting things--but first she had to face the ravenous pencil sharpener, the Wolf 3000.

Follows the intricately drawn, parallel stories of two families: one in an Australian city and another in a North African village, depicting how each follow respective morning routines before embarking on culturally representative shopping trips. By the author of the award-winning Where the Forest Meets the Sea. Jr Lib Guild.

In a charming tale of perseverance and courage, a small, but plucky, mouse named Mike is sure that he can help the Space Shuttle astronauts and ends up saving the whole mission. By a best-selling author and retired NASA astronaut.

So distraught after her parents are taken away by the Taliban from her village in Afghanistan that she suddenly ceases to speak, Nasreen's grandmother enrolls her in a secret school for girls where compassionate classmates and devoted teachers give her the support she needs to regain her voice.

A lyrical tale by the award-winning actor and best-selling author of The Remarkable Farkle McBride follows the antics of a band of musical animals who escape from the zoo and take to the stage, in a raucous tale complemented by a CD recording of Lithgow's celebrated song.

Illustrated by the acclaimed artist of Wave and featuring a debut author, a sophisticated story-within-a-story introduction to colors is comprised of scaled pages that pair colors with incrementally smaller books sandwiched within each other.

Waking up in a grumpy mood and feeling that nothing is going his way all day long, Pete the Cat dons a pair of rocking magic sunglasses given to him by Grumpy Toad and learns that a good mood has been inside himself all along! 350,000 first printing.

Hiding her prowess as a talented inventor by day, at night Rosie resolves to complete her great-great-aunt Rose's (aka Rosie the Riveter) unfinished flying contraption and is temporarily discouraged when the invention hovers instead of flies, a seeming failure that Aunt Rose encourages her to recognize as an amazing success. By the author of Attack of the Fluffy Bunnies.

When Piggie discovers that she and Gerald are in a book and she can make the reader say a funny word out loud, Gerald is tickled pink, but what happens when the story is over? By a three-time Caldecott Honor winner, two-time Theodor Seuss Geisel Medal winner and #1 New York Times best-selling illustrator/author.

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